Happening NOW
There's no need to travel far from home to fill your weekend plans. WaukeshaNOW.com in conjunction with the Waukesha & Pewaukee Visitors Bureau present these weekly community events and highlighted attractions for you and your family to enjoy.
To have an event considered for submission in this listing, send an email to aimee@visitwaukesha.org.
What's Happening: May 3 to May 10
05/04/10
Ten Chimneys 2010 Tour Season Begins
Ten Chimneys is the estate lovingly created by Broadway legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. With no ropes and nothing under glass, guests are treated to a VIP guided tour of a National Historic Landmark.. S43 W31575 Depot Road, Genesee Depot; 10 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.; 262-968-4110; www.tenchimneys.org
05/06/10
Farmers Market
Wednesday's Farmers Market start of season - runs through November. Main St. just west of Appleton Ave.; 8:00 - 4:00; 262-251-8797; www.menomoneefallsdowntown.com
What's Happening: May 10 to May 17
05/12/10
Caregivers Chat
Nourish Your Noggin, Judith Gunkel of The Alzheimer's Association. The Caring Place, Waukesha; 4pm-5:30pm; 262-542-6388 or 262-928-2314; www.caringplacewaukesha.org
05/12/10- 06/30/10
Almont Gallery presents “Land Marks”
Landscape Exhbition featuring Artists Mark Mueller, & Don Fundingsland and other Almont artists and artisans. . Almont Gallery- Historic Downtown Waukesha; ; 262-542-1522; www.almontgallery.org
05/14/10
Youth Wind Orchestra of Wisconsin concert
Orchestra concert by talented high school students.. Shattuck Music Center; 8 p.m.; 262-524-7182; www.carrollu.edu
05/14/10- 05/16/10
The Kitchen Witches
When two cooking show hostesses, Dolly and her nemesis Isobel, get cast in the same cable cooking show, trouble starts a'brewing.. Waukesha Civic Theatre; ; 262-547-0708; www.waukeshacivictheatre.org
05/15/10
Waukesha Farmers' Market
Weekly Event! Waukesha Farmers' Market products are grown, raised, or made in WI. Market-goers can expect to find in-season fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, plants, breads, jams, hand made soaps, artisan cheese, naturally raised meats and more!. Riverfront Plaza East of 332 Riverfront Plaza Waukesha, WI; 7am-noon; 262-549-6154; www.DowntownWaukesha.com
05/15/10
Rituals of Spring
Join us in readying the farmsteads for the growing season. See draft horses plow, watch wool go from fleece to fiber, see how stock dogs herd sheep, Help the historic farmers assemble an antique saw mill. And heirloom plant sale.. Old World Wisconsin; 10am- 5pm; 262-594-6300; www.oldworldwisconsin.org
05/16/10
Verdi's Requiem
Waukesha Choral Union, in collaboration with Bel Canto Chorus, Milwaukee Choristers & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Richard Hynson, present Verdi's Requiem.. Oconomowoc Arts Center; 03pm; 414-297-9310; www.ChoralUnion.org
What's Happening: May 17 to May 24
05/19/10
WCAL Scholarship Presentation
Waukesha Creative Arts League will present three $500 Art scholarship awards will be presented to high school seniors chosen by the WCAL Scholarship Committee to honor their outstanding artwork. Waukesha Goodwill Industries; 6:30pm; 262-385-5320
05/20/10- 05/23/10
Run 'O the Mill Pony Show
Waukesha County Expo Center; ; 262-896-8490; www.waukeshacountyexpo.com
What's Happning: May 24 to May 31
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05/27/10- 06/18/10
Waukesha Public Schools Art Teachers Exhibition, mixed media
Local art teachers show new work.. Humphrey Memorial Chapel and Center; ; 262-524-7195; www.carrollu.edu
05/29/10
Waukesha Farmers' Market
Weekly Event! Waukesha Farmers' Market products are grown, raised, or made in WI. Market-goers can expect to find in-season fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, plants, breads, jams, hand made soaps, artisan cheese, naturally raised meats and more!. Riverfront Plaza East of 332 Riverfront Plaza Waukesha, WI; 7am-noon; 262-549-6154; www.DowntownWaukesha.com
05/29/10
Veteran's Memorial Ceremony and Festival
An inspirational Memorial Day ceremony at the Veterans Bell Tower Memorial in Pewaukee offers attractions for the whole family. The Memorial Day ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. at the bell tower site, Capitol Drive and Hwy. 164 in Pewaukee.The program, emceed by radio personality Jonathan Green, includes a military flyover, a display of military vehicles and characters from historic battles, portrayed by Friends of Reclaiming Our Heritage. Attendees are encouraged to attend the Veterans Festival in Village Park. www.veteransbelltower.com or call
262-691-9400.
05/31/10
Waukesha Memorial Day Parade
Assembly will begin at 9:15 a.m. on Baxter St. by the Schuetze Building and in the Frame Park parking lot. At 10:15 a.m., the parade is planned to start and will follow the route: west and south on Baxter St., south on Buckley St., west on W. Main St. and south on Maple Ave. to W. Park Ave. The parade is expected to conclude at 10:45 a.m. and finish disbanding at 11:00 a.m. www.downtownwaukesha.com or 549-6154
